Hey science teachers -- make it fun - Tyler DeWitt
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let me tell you a story it's my first
let me tell you a story it's my first
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year as a new high school science
year as a new high school science
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teacher and I'm so eager I'm so excited
teacher and I'm so eager I'm so excited
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I'm pouring myself into my lesson
I'm pouring myself into my lesson
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plans but I'm slowly coming to this
plans but I'm slowly coming to this
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realization that my students just might
realization that my students just might
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not be learning
not be learning
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anything this happens one day I just
anything this happens one day I just
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assigned my class to read this textbook
assigned my class to read this textbook
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chapter about my favorite subject in all
chapter about my favorite subject in all
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of biology viruses and how they attack
of biology viruses and how they attack
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and so I'm so excited to discuss this
and so I'm so excited to discuss this
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with them and I comment and I say can
with them and I comment and I say can
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somebody please explain the main ideas
somebody please explain the main ideas
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and why this is so cool
and why this is so cool
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silence finally my favorite student she
silence finally my favorite student she
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looks me straight in the eye and she
looks me straight in the eye and she
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sucked and then she clarifies she says
sucked and then she clarifies she says
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you know what I don't mean that it sucks
you know what I don't mean that it sucks
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I mean that I didn't understand a word
I mean that I didn't understand a word
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sucks these sympathetic Smiles spread
sucks these sympathetic Smiles spread
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all throughout the room though and I
all throughout the room though and I
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realized that all of my other students
realized that all of my other students
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are in the same boat that maybe they
are in the same boat that maybe they
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took notes or they memorized definitions
took notes or they memorized definitions
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from the textbook but not one of them
from the textbook but not one of them
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really understood the main ideas not one
really understood the main ideas not one
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of them can tell me why this stuff is so
of them can tell me why this stuff is so
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cool why it's so
cool why it's so
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important I'm totally clueless I have no
important I'm totally clueless I have no
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idea what to do next so the only thing I
idea what to do next so the only thing I
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can think of is say listen let me tell
can think of is say listen let me tell
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you a
you a
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Story the main characters in the story
Story the main characters in the story
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bacteria and viruses these guys are
bacteria and viruses these guys are
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blown up a couple million times the real
blown up a couple million times the real
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bacteria and viruses are so small we
bacteria and viruses are so small we
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can't see them without a microscope and
can't see them without a microscope and
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you guys might know bacteria and viruses
you guys might know bacteria and viruses
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because they both make us sick but what
because they both make us sick but what
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a lot of people don't know is that
a lot of people don't know is that
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viruses can also make bacteria sick now
viruses can also make bacteria sick now
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the story that I start telling my kids
the story that I start telling my kids
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it starts out like a Horror
it starts out like a Horror
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Story Once Upon a Time there's this
Story Once Upon a Time there's this
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happy little bacterium don't get too
happy little bacterium don't get too
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him maybe he's floating around in your
him maybe he's floating around in your
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stomach or in some spoiled food
stomach or in some spoiled food
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somewhere and all of a sudden he starts
somewhere and all of a sudden he starts
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to not feel so good maybe he ate
to not feel so good maybe he ate
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something bad for lunch and then things
something bad for lunch and then things
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get really horrible as his skin rips
get really horrible as his skin rips
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apart and he sees a virus coming out
apart and he sees a virus coming out
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from his insides
from his insides
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and then it gets horrible when he bursts
and then it gets horrible when he bursts
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open and an army of viruses floods out
open and an army of viruses floods out
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insides if ouch is
insides if ouch is
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right if you see this and you're a
right if you see this and you're a
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bacterium this is like your worst
bacterium this is like your worst
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nightmare but if you're a virus and you
nightmare but if you're a virus and you
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see this you cross those little legs of
see this you cross those little legs of
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yours and you think we rock because it
yours and you think we rock because it
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took a lot of crafty work to infect this
took a lot of crafty work to infect this
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back
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bacterium here's what had to happen a
bacterium here's what had to happen a
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virus grabbed onto a bacterium and it
virus grabbed onto a bacterium and it
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slipped its DNA into it the next thing
slipped its DNA into it the next thing
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is that virus DNA made stuff that
is that virus DNA made stuff that
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chopped up the bacteria
chopped up the bacteria
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DNA and now that we've gotten rid of the
DNA and now that we've gotten rid of the
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bacteria DNA the virus DNA takes control
bacteria DNA the virus DNA takes control
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of the cell and it tells it to start
of the cell and it tells it to start
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making more
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viruses because you see DNA is like a
viruses because you see DNA is like a
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blueprint that tells living things what
blueprint that tells living things what
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make so this is kind of like going into
make so this is kind of like going into
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a car factory and replacing the
a car factory and replacing the
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blueprints with blueprints for Killer
blueprints with blueprints for Killer
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Robots the workers still come the next
Robots the workers still come the next
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day they do their job but they're
day they do their job but they're
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following different
following different
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instructions so replacing the bacteria
instructions so replacing the bacteria
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DNA with the virus DNA turns the
DNA with the virus DNA turns the
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bacteria into a factory for making
bacteria into a factory for making
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viruses that is until it's so filled
viruses that is until it's so filled
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with by viruses that it
with by viruses that it
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bursts but that's not the only way that
bursts but that's not the only way that
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viruses infect bacteria some are much
viruses infect bacteria some are much
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crafty when a secret agent virus infects
crafty when a secret agent virus infects
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bacterium they do a little
bacterium they do a little
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Espionage here this cloaked secret agent
Espionage here this cloaked secret agent
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virus is slipping his DNA into the
virus is slipping his DNA into the
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bacterial cell but here's the kicker it
bacterial cell but here's the kicker it
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doesn't do anything harmful not at first
doesn't do anything harmful not at first
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instead it silently slips into the
instead it silently slips into the
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bacteria's own DNA and it just stays
bacteria's own DNA and it just stays
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there like a terrorist Sleeper Cell
there like a terrorist Sleeper Cell
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instructions and what's interesting
instructions and what's interesting
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about this is now whenever this bacteria
about this is now whenever this bacteria
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has babies the babies also have the
has babies the babies also have the
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virus DNA in them so now we have whole
virus DNA in them so now we have whole
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extended bacteria family filled with
extended bacteria family filled with
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virus sleeper cells they're just happily
virus sleeper cells they're just happily
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living together until a signal happens
living together until a signal happens
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and Bam all of the DNA pops out it takes
and Bam all of the DNA pops out it takes
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control of these cells turns them into
control of these cells turns them into
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virus making factories and they all
virus making factories and they all
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burst a huge extended bacteria family
burst a huge extended bacteria family
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all dying with viruses spilling out of
all dying with viruses spilling out of
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their guts the viruses taking over the
their guts the viruses taking over the
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so now you understand how viruses can
so now you understand how viruses can
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attack cells there are two ways on the
attack cells there are two ways on the
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left is what we call the liic way where
left is what we call the liic way where
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the viruses go right in take over the
the viruses go right in take over the
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cells on the left is the lysogenic way
cells on the left is the lysogenic way
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that uses secret agent
that uses secret agent
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viruses so this stuff is not that hard
viruses so this stuff is not that hard
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right and now all of you understand it
right and now all of you understand it
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but if you've graduated from high school
but if you've graduated from high school
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I can almost guarantee you've seen this
I can almost guarantee you've seen this
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information before but I W I bet it was
information before but I W I bet it was
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presented in a way that it didn't
presented in a way that it didn't
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exactly stick in your
exactly stick in your
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mind so when my students were first
mind so when my students were first
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learning this why did they hate it so
learning this why did they hate it so
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much well there were a couple reasons
much well there were a couple reasons
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first of all I can guarantee you that
first of all I can guarantee you that
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their textbooks didn't have secret agent
their textbooks didn't have secret agent
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viruses and they didn't have horror
viruses and they didn't have horror
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stories you know in the communication of
stories you know in the communication of
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science there is this obsession with
science there is this obsession with
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seriousness it kills me I'm not kidding
seriousness it kills me I'm not kidding
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I used to work for an educational
I used to work for an educational
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publisher and as a writer I was always
publisher and as a writer I was always
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told never to use stories or fun
told never to use stories or fun
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engaging language because then my work
engaging language because then my work
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might not be viewed as serious and
might not be viewed as serious and
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scientific right I mean because God
scientific right I mean because God
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forbid somebody have fun when they're
forbid somebody have fun when they're
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learning science so we have this field
learning science so we have this field
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of science that's all about
of science that's all about
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and then we have of course as any good
and then we have of course as any good
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scientist has to have
scientist has to have
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explosions but if a textbook seems too
explosions but if a textbook seems too
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much fun it's somehow
much fun it's somehow
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unscientific now another problem was
unscientific now another problem was
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that the language in their textbook was
that the language in their textbook was
truly
truly
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incomprehensible if we want to summarize
incomprehensible if we want to summarize
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that story that I told you earlier we
that story that I told you earlier we
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could start by saying something like
could start by saying something like
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these viruses make copies of themselves
these viruses make copies of themselves
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by slipping their DNA into a bacterium
by slipping their DNA into a bacterium
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the way this showed up in the textbook
the way this showed up in the textbook
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it looked like this bacteria phage
it looked like this bacteria phage
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replication is initiated through the
replication is initiated through the
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introduction of viral nucleic acid into
introduction of viral nucleic acid into
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bacterium that's great perfect for 13
bacterium that's great perfect for 13
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olds but here's the thing there are
olds but here's the thing there are
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plenty of people in Science Education
plenty of people in Science Education
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who would look at this and say there's
who would look at this and say there's
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no way that we could ever give that to
no way that we could ever give that to
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students because it contains some
students because it contains some
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language that isn't completely accurate
language that isn't completely accurate
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for example I told you that viruses have
for example I told you that viruses have
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DNA well a very tiny fraction of them
DNA well a very tiny fraction of them
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don't they have something called RNA
don't they have something called RNA
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instead so a professional science writer
instead so a professional science writer
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would Circle that and say that has to go
would Circle that and say that has to go
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we have to change it to something much
we have to change it to something much
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more Technical and after a team of
more Technical and after a team of
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professional science editors went over
professional science editors went over
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this really simple
this really simple
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explanation they'd find fault with
explanation they'd find fault with
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almost every word I've used and they'd
almost every word I've used and they'd
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have to change anything that wasn't
have to change anything that wasn't
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serious enough and they'd have to change
serious enough and they'd have to change
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everything that wasn't 100%
everything that wasn't 100%
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perfect then it would be accurate but it
perfect then it would be accurate but it
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would be completely impossible to
would be completely impossible to
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understand this is horrifying you know I
understand this is horrifying you know I
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keep talking about this idea of of
keep talking about this idea of of
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telling a story and it's like science
telling a story and it's like science
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communication has taken on this idea of
communication has taken on this idea of
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what I call the tyon of precision where
what I call the tyon of precision where
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you can't just tell a story it's like
you can't just tell a story it's like
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science has become that horrible
science has become that horrible
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Storyteller that we all know who gives
Storyteller that we all know who gives
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us all the details nobody cares about we
us all the details nobody cares about we
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like oh I met my friend for lunch the
like oh I met my friend for lunch the
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other day and she was wearing these ugly
other day and she was wearing these ugly
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jeans I mean they weren't really jeans
jeans I mean they weren't really jeans
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they were more kind of like leggings but
they were more kind of like leggings but
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like I guess they're actually kind of
like I guess they're actually kind of
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more like jeggings like but I think and
more like jeggings like but I think and
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you're just like oh my God what is the
you're just like oh my God what is the
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point or even worse Science Education is
point or even worse Science Education is
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becoming like that guy who always says
becoming like that guy who always says
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actually right you want to be like oh
actually right you want to be like oh
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dude we had to get up in the middle of
dude we had to get up in the middle of
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the night and drive 100 miles in total
the night and drive 100 miles in total
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darkness and that guy's like actually it
darkness and that guy's like actually it
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was 87.3 Miles and you're like actually
was 87.3 Miles and you're like actually
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story because good storytelling is all
story because good storytelling is all
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about emotional connection we have to
about emotional connection we have to
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convince our audience that what we're
convince our audience that what we're
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talking about matters but just as
talking about matters but just as
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important is knowing which details we
important is knowing which details we
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should leave out so that the main point
should leave out so that the main point
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still comes across I'm reminded of what
still comes across I'm reminded of what
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the architect Mis vandero said and I
the architect Mis vandero said and I
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paraphrase when he said that sometimes
paraphrase when he said that sometimes
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you have to lie in order to tell the
you have to lie in order to tell the
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truth I think the sentiment is
truth I think the sentiment is
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Education now
Education now
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finally I am uh I'm often so
finally I am uh I'm often so
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disappointed when people think that I'm
disappointed when people think that I'm
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advocating a dumbing down of science
advocating a dumbing down of science
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that's not true at all I'm currently a
that's not true at all I'm currently a
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PhD student at MIT and I
PhD student at MIT and I
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absolutely understand the importance of
absolutely understand the importance of
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detailed specific scientific
detailed specific scientific
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communication between experts but not
communication between experts but not
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when we're trying to teach
when we're trying to teach
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13-year-olds if a young learner thinks
13-year-olds if a young learner thinks
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that all viruses have DNA that's not
that all viruses have DNA that's not
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going to ruin their chances of success
going to ruin their chances of success
in
in
in
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science but if a young learner can't
science but if a young learner can't
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understand anything in science and
understand anything in science and
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learns to hate it because it all sounds
learns to hate it because it all sounds
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like this that will ruin their chances
like this that will ruin their chances
of
of
of
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success this needs to
success this needs to
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stop and I wish that the change could
stop and I wish that the change could
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come from the institutions at the top
come from the institutions at the top
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that are perpetuating these problems and
that are perpetuating these problems and
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I beg them I beseech them to just stop
I beg them I beseech them to just stop
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it but I think that's unlikely so we are
it but I think that's unlikely so we are
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so lucky that we have resources like the
so lucky that we have resources like the
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internet where we can circumvent these
internet where we can circumvent these
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institutions from the bottom
institutions from the bottom
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up there's growing number of online
up there's growing number of online
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resources that are dedicated to just
resources that are dedicated to just
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explaining science in simple
explaining science in simple
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understandable ways I dream of a
understandable ways I dream of a
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Wikipedia likee website that would
Wikipedia likee website that would
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explain any scientific concept you can
explain any scientific concept you can
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think of in simple language any middle
think of in simple language any middle
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schooler could understand and I myself
schooler could understand and I myself
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spend most of my free time making these
spend most of my free time making these
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science videos that I put on YouTube I
science videos that I put on YouTube I
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explain chemical equilibrium using
explain chemical equilibrium using
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analogies to awkward middle school
analogies to awkward middle school
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dances and I talk about fuel cells with
dances and I talk about fuel cells with
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stories about boys and girls at a summer
stories about boys and girls at a summer
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camp the feedback that I get is
camp the feedback that I get is
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sometimes misspelled and it's often
sometimes misspelled and it's often
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written in
written in
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lolcats but
lolcats but
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nonetheless it's so
nonetheless it's so
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appreciative so thankful that I know
appreciative so thankful that I know
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this is the right way we should be
this is the right way we should be
communicating
communicating
communicating
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science there's still so much work left
science there's still so much work left
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to be be done though and if you're
to be be done though and if you're
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involved with science in any way I urge
involved with science in any way I urge
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you to join me pick up a camera start to
you to join me pick up a camera start to
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write a blog
write a blog
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whatever but leave out the seriousness
whatever but leave out the seriousness
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leave out the jargon make me laugh make
leave out the jargon make me laugh make
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me care leave out those annoying details
me care leave out those annoying details
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that nobody cares about and just get to
that nobody cares about and just get to
the
the
the
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point how should you start why don't you
point how should you start why don't you
say
say
say
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listen let me tell you a
listen let me tell you a
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story thank
story thank
[Applause]
you
Tyler DeWitt, TED, TEDx, TEDxBeaconStreet, science, science, teacher, high, school, science, lesson, plan, bacteria, textbook, teaching, TED-Ed, TED, Ed, TEDEducation
